Every person living with asthma deserves care that is based on the best available evidence.

That is why Asthma Canada supports research that can improve diagnosis, treatment, prevention, and symptom management strategies, enhancing quality of life for millions of people across the country. Our research strategy focuses on building knowledge, supporting promising researchers and moving discoveries closer to the people who need them most.

Asthma Canada’s National Research Program supports emerging and established researchers whose work may lead to more effective treatments and, one day, a cure. Current funding includes awards for graduate students, early-career researchers, and clinical and basic science projects.

Dr. Eva Kaufmann’s Asthma Canada funded research is exploring why allergic asthma can keep returning with such force. Her project focuses on eosinophils, immune cells that drive airway inflammation, and new evidence that these cells may carry a kind of “memory” from past allergen exposure. By studying how this memory works, and whether it can be safely redirected, Dr. Kaufmann’s team hopes to uncover new ways to interrupt repeated allergic reactions at their source.

Research may not always make headlines right away. But it is where tomorrow’s answers begin.

When you give to Asthma Canada, you are helping fuel both the practical support families need today and the research that can change what is possible tomorrow.